Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.Luke 12:16
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
Εἶπεν δὲ παραβολὴν πρὸς αὐτοὺς λέγων· ἀνθρώπου τινὸς πλουσίου εὐφόρησεν ἡ χώρα.
- ΕἶπενEipen“He spoke”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
- δὲde“then”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- παραβολὴνparabolēn“a parable”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from παραβολή · “parable” · Strong's G3850
- πρὸςpros“to”Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
- αὐτοὺςautous“them”Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- λέγων·legōn“saying;”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- ἀνθρώπουanthrōpou“Of a man”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
- τινὸςtinos“certain”Indefinite pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from τις · “one” · Strong's G5100
- πλουσίουplousiou“rich”Adjective, genitive, singular, masculine · from πλούσιος · “rich” · Strong's G4145
- εὐφόρησενeuphorēsen“brought forth abundantly”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εὐφορέω · “be fruitful” · Strong's G2164
- ἡhē“the”Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- χώρα.chōra“ground.”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from χώρα · “country” · Strong's G5561
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)